The Brewtiful Game

Good friends, good beer, and great soccer are a beautiful combination. The Brewtiful Game invites you to hang out with Blake Braswell, Ron Keller, and Michael Ferris as they discuss all the current soccer stories while introducing you to new craft brew with each episode. Some of the leagues and teams discussed are the Premier League, MLS, NWSL, USMNT, USWNT, and FIFA World Cup.

In this new episode of your favorite craft beer and soccer podcast, we take a quick look at recent Premier League action and Man United’s crazy Champions League win over PSG, then dive into a preview of the MLS West for the 2019 season. As each team is previewed, we also take a look at the top brewery where the stadiums are located.

Ron brings in two beers to review in this episode. The first brew is a pale ale from Coopers Brewery in Australia, and the second is an IPA from the Grizzly Paw Brewing Company in Canmore, Alberta in Canada.

Blake has been working for years in entertainment as a producer, director, writer, and performer of live entertainment. He is now combining his love of soccer with his passion for producing entertainment by creating The Brewtiful Game: a soccer and craft beer podcast.

So much drama to talk about; Spurs’ manager Mauricio Pochettino lashes out at referee Mike Dean, and Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refuses to leave the match after manager Maurizio Sarri tried to substitute him off. There is a lot to unpack. Plus we take a look at the Eastern Conference of MLS and preview their 2019 season.

Beers of the pod were provided by Blake. We start with a barrel aged sour red from local Florida brewery Crooked Can, then end with another barrel aged beer in New Holland Brewing’s Dragon’s Milk.

Ron is not a fan of sours, so Blake made sure he had one since his beloved Chelsea has been having such a sour time. We love ya, Ron! (But we thought the sour was great!)

Blake has been working for years in entertainment as a producer, director, writer, and performer of live entertainment. He is now combining his love of soccer with his passion for producing entertainment by creating The Brewtiful Game: a soccer and craft beer podcast.

Lot to talk about in this episode. Chelsea got taken behind the shed for a good ol’ fashioned butt whooping’, the FA Cup final teams are starting to shape up, during the UEFA Champions League Manchester United has their first loss under their new manager, and Tottenham soars past Dortmund. We also play the final round of ‘What the What?! It’s the FA Cup!”.

Ron brought in the final of his New Zealand beers for us to try. These three came to us from Monteith’s Brewing.

The football discussion was still going strong, so Blake grabbed a bonus beer for the pod. A new Brut IPA from Sierra Nevada Brewing.

Blake has been working for years in entertainment as a producer, director, writer, and performer of live entertainment. He is now combining his love of soccer with his passion for producing entertainment by creating The Brewtiful Game: a soccer and craft beer podcast.

We are back with another addition of the new game show “What the What?! It’s the FA Cup!”. We also dive into some of the crazy upsets from the Premier League’s 24th match week. Bournemouth was on fire! Chelsea was…not. In fact, this match inspired a song parody that starts around 1:15:10 on the show. Enjoy.

Our beers of the pod are Brough in by Ron. The first beer is a highly rated White IPA from Moa Brewing in Marlborough, New Zealand. We finish off the show with a beer from Hespeler Village in Ontario, Canada. It’s a Four Father's Brewing IPA from their scratch series. This was batch IV 008.

Blake has been working for years in entertainment as a producer, director, writer, and performer of live entertainment. He is now combining his love of soccer with his passion for producing entertainment by creating The Brewtiful Game: a soccer and craft beer podcast.

It’s time to talk Premier League, and discuss what Manchester United should do when it comes to finding their permanent manager. We also talk a little MLS Super Draft, and cover some English Football espionage that occurred recently.

Our beer of the pod brings a history lesson with as we go try the All Saints Einbecker Ale from Castle Church Brewing Community. This beer is based on the ale that Martin Luther himself preferred, and was very popular in the Middle Ages. This new brewery recently opened here in Central Florida, and is actually a church that is part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. For those of you visiting Orlando for vacation, it’s located near the airport, so plan accordingly.

Pouring the beer from this very pressurized beverage bag provided its own comedy. It was the first time we had used one of these.

Blake has been working for years in entertainment as a producer, director, writer, and performer of live entertainment. He is now combining his love of soccer with his passion for producing entertainment by creating The Brewtiful Game: a soccer and craft beer podcast.